In the war-ravaged city, a small group of mercenaries and a 'civilian' walked through the streets under the cover of the surrounding buildings. They were far away from the area where the fighting was taking place. Occasionally, they could hear sporadic gunshots, but they sounded far away. It seemed like the journey would be peaceful, at least for now.
Nolan looked back at the 'civilian'. He had been carrying the dead blonde girl on his back and had been following the team on foot for a long distance. She did not know whether to admire the natural's physical strength or his persistence — or to curse the damn world.
"I thought he wouldn't be able to last more than a kilometer," a mercenary whispered to his companion. He was one of the two newcomers who were responsible for retrieving the weapons. "Tsk, I lost this time. I owe you a meal."
His companion muttered, "That girl looks like a second-generation Evolved. It's the first time I've seen a natural and a second-generation Evolved so close."
Nolan kept a straight face and calmed her soldiers down. "Shut up. Just keep going."
At this time, Hao Ren, who looked quiet, was actually chatting with his MDT in his mind. The MDT was expressing its opinion based on the 'scandal'. "Actually, I don't think this is the first time you've been involved in a scandal. Think about the pot at home, and think about your image in Hessiana's heart. You've been involved in a lot of scandals."
Hao Ren had been annoyed by the MDT along the way. He was tired of bickering. "Why don't you stop talking nonsense? If you have the time to think about these things, can't you analyze why you've become like this?"
"I've analyzed it, but I couldn't figure out the reason," the MDT said calmly. "I'm a logical machine. I can analyze quantifiable experimental data. If you want me to use my sixth sense to make guesses, you might as well ask Lily. At least she has a broad mind."
Hao Ren sighed in his heart. "Either you were disturbed when you entered The Plane of Dreams and transformed into such an image, or you were possessed by a local. Now it seems that the latter is more likely. "
Before discovering the crack in Tannagost, Hao Ren and the rest could only enter the Plane of Dreams through spiritual infiltration, so they had done a lot of research on this process. According to research, when a spiritual body enters The Plane of Dreams, because the body is still in the Surface World, it will form a "doppelgänger" that is similar to a data projection. The image of this doppelgänger is usually based on self-perception. So, if a schizophrenic person enters The Plane of Dreams while asleep, it is very likely that they will not be able to recognize themselves. However, Hao Ren did not think that the MDT could be schizophrenic. Even if it was schizophrenic, it would not split into a blonde girl, let alone a dead one.
In summary, the probability of "possession" was higher. Perhaps the moment the MDT entered this world, the blonde girl also died, and then the consciousness of the two resonated. Anyway, that was what the books said.
The MDT thought for a moment and said, "These are all baseless guesses and lack of data to support them. I'm not good at judging such propositions. I only know that I'm not in a good state right now. There's a big problem with my perception, and I still can't move. What an inefficient and useless body. "
"Nonsense. If you put Windows in the abacus, it would be a miracle if you could run it. You should be thankful that you still have the ability to bicker with me." Hao Ren was more resentful than the MDT. "I was the one who felt awkward. You suddenly turned into such a big lump, and I had to carry you on my back when I took you on the road. It's not as convenient as carrying you in my pocket. Plus, there are so many people around, and I can't throw you into the Dimensional Pocket. "
No one could hear the conversation between him and the MDT in his mind. Ulyanov turned his head and looked curiously at the man who had been 'silent' along the way. "You were going to cross the entire lawless zone? To Zero City? Or to Black Street? "
Hao Ren did not know where these places were, but he could not expose his ignorance. So, he asked, "What's the situation in these two places now?"
"What else? Not a good place to go," another mercenary said. "Zero City is better. It's a managed city. Currently, the Evolved are in charge, but Naturals can also survive. But it's more troublesome to go in. You either have money or technology, or they will make things difficult for you. But if you can fight, you can join their city guard. Black Street is more relaxed than Zero City. Anyone can go there, but how long you can survive depends on your luck. There's no difference between Naturals and Evolved. Life is worthless. "
Ulyanov added in a muffled voice, "By the way, we, the Gray Fox, do business in Black Street."
"I suggest you go to Zero City," Nolan said without looking back. "You won't survive more than three days in Black Street. Your gold will kill you. When you get to Zero City, you can hand over all your property to the city management committee. You should be able to exchange it for three years of survival rights. Within three years, you should find a way to survive. "
Hao Ren slowly digested these worldviews, sketching the distribution of power in the nearby area and the current situation of the world in his mind. His silence meant something else in Ulyanov's eyes. The latter patted him on the shoulder and said, "Face the reality. After crossing the Gray River, the rules are like this."
At this time, Nolan, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and signaled the mercenaries behind her to be alert. Hao Ren and the others hid behind a half-collapsed concrete wall. He saw an open space not far ahead, and there seemed to be some signs of air distortion above the open space. After focusing, he could tell that it was an optical camouflage.
Nolan half-squatted in the shadows, pressing the communicator next to her ear as if she was communicating with someone. After a while, she signaled for the alert to be lifted, and then stood up and waved to the open space in front of them.
The optical camouflage above the open space trembled and faded, as if a ring-shaped water curtain had fallen, and a large armored truck appeared in front of them. Hao Ren noticed that the truck had the same logo as Nolan's combat suit. It seemed that this was the truck that came to pick them up.
"Follow me." Nolan waved her hand and took the lead. Just as Hao Ren was about to catch up, his sixth sense, which he had honed through countless battles, suddenly sounded an alarm!
"Ambush!" He and Nolan shouted almost at the same time, and the moment their voices trailed off, gunshots rang out!
Several buildings around them spat out tongues of flame without warning, and intensive gunfire suddenly sounded like a storm. The mercenaries reacted instantly and immediately retreated to cover. Nolan, on the other hand, had no time to return because she was too far ahead. She gritted her teeth and rushed to the armored truck in front of her, as if she wanted to use the truck for cover.
At this time, Hao Ren had put aside the "corpse" on his back and was looking for a chance to fight back. But at this moment, he suddenly saw the door of the truck in front of him open, and an arm with a gun stretched out from the inside, pointing at Nolan.
Hao Ren took out a hard object from his dimensional pocket and smashed it, accurately smashing the pistol of the person in the truck. Nolan immediately took the opportunity to pull out her gun and shoot the enemy in front of her. Then she dove into the truck like an agile monkey. At the same time, the other mercenaries also began to fight back. For a moment, only deafening gunshots and explosions could be heard. Hao Ren looked around and thought that his psionic gun and plasma gun were too eye-catching, so he simply put away his weapons and sneaked into a nearby building. Ulyanov shouted from behind, "What are you doing!?"
Hao Ren did not reply. After a few ups and downs, he had disappeared into the shadow of a building.
A moment later, accompanied by a blood-curdling scream, a sniper lying in ambush was directly thrown out from the top floor of the building, falling to his death on the spot.
Hao Ren poked his head out from the edge of the roof and waved to the mercenaries below, thinking that this should be considered a human's combat power.
Ulyanov looked at the scene in amazement, momentarily unable to believe that Hao Ren was a civilian. At the same time, a sudden sound of mechanical friction suddenly came from the truck in the middle of the open space. The roof of the truck was gradually rising, and a small weapons station rose from below. Nolan stood on the lift platform, controlling four multi-barreled machine guns to aim at the firing points on the nearby buildings.
With a blank expression, Nolan activated these killer weapons. The next moment, there was only the roar of the multi-barreled machine guns in the open space.
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